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Aug 26, 2025OCD & cleaning: When is obsessive cleaning a problem?
Jill Webb
Compulsive hand washing: Why can’t I stop washing my hands?
Jill Webb
Illness Anxiety Disorder vs. OCD
Grant Stoddard
Health Anxiety: What it is and how you can overcome it
Dr. Keara Valentine
Contamination OCD Test: Do I have Contamination OCD?
Fjolla Arifi
Contamination OCD: Symptoms, Causes, and Proven Treatments
Taneia Surles, MPH
Fear of harmful contamination OCD: Symptoms and treatment
Taneia Surles, MPH
Fear of needles (trypanophobia): Causes, symptoms, and treatment
Fjolla Arifi
Fear of throwing up (Emetophobia): Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Fjolla Arifi
Schizophrenia OCD: Why am I afraid of developing schizophrenia?
Jill Webb
Why do I have a fear of feet?
Taneia Surles, MPH
How can I overcome a fear of hospitals?
Taneia Surles, MPH
Aquaphobia: the fear of water
Yusra Shah
Food OCD: Why am I afraid of certain foods?
Jill Webb
Fear of mold: Is it OCD, Mysophobia, or something else?
Jill Webb
Why Am I So Afraid of Seeing a Doctor?
Taneia Surles
I’m Scared to Leave My Home. Is it a Phobia or OCD?
Taneia Surles
Why am I having dreams about death?
Jill Webb
Ombrophobia: The Fear of Rain
Yusra Shah
Am I going crazy?
Yusra Shah
Touch Aversion: Why Do I Hate Physical Touch?
Yusra Shah
Do I Have Mysophobia (Germophobia) or OCD?
Fjolla Arifi
Why do I have a fear of pooping in public?
Taneia Surles, MPH
Dreams about your teeth falling out: Do they mean anything? What therapists say
Elle Warren
I have an intense fear of blood. Could it be OCD?
Stacy Quick, LPC
Do you have fears about taking medication? You’re not alone
Jenna Demmer
Fear of Pooping: Is it OCD, Coprophobia, or Anxiety?
Melanie Dideriksen, LPC CAADC
Fear of food poisoning
Sara Anderson, LPC
Why can’t I sleep when I feel dirty? What a therapist says
Elle Warren
Could you have dementophobia? How experts make a diagnosis
Jessica Migala
“I’m constantly taking COVID tests. Is something wrong?” A therapist’s take
Aaron Hensley, MSW, LCSW
I’m always worried that my condom will break. What can I do?
Grant Stoddard
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